The restructuring events database contains factsheets with data on large-scale restructuring events reported in the principal national media and company websites in each EU Member State. This database was created in 2002.
Manufacturing Manufacture Of Rubber And Plastic Products And Other Non-Metallic Mineral Products Manufacture Of Rubber And Plastic Products 22 - Manufacture of rubber and plastic products
New offshoring locations
France
132 jobs Number of planned job losses
Announcement Date
30 June 2004
Employment effect (start)
1 September 2006
Foreseen end date
30 September 2006
Description
Atoglas intends to invest into new capacities in Carling-Saint Avold (France) by September 2006, and to concentrate on this site cast acrylic sheet production currently split between two sites in Europe. The Leeuwarden site would close on the same date. The management met with the Dutch trade unions, negotiations related to the terms of the redundancy plan and the support measures to be made available for this reorganisation project.
Sources
30 June 2006: Atoglas Press release
Citation
Eurofound (2004), Atoglas, Offshoring/Delocalisation in Netherlands, factsheet number 60547, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/60547.
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